TY - JOUR
T1 - Optical coherence tomography findings in niacin maculopathy
AU - Dajani, Hatem Marwan
AU - Lauer, Andreas Katsuya
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors have no financial interests in the subject matter or materials discussed in this article. We acknowledge support for this study of an unrestricted fund from Research to Prevent Blindness.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Case report: We present the case of 54-year-old male who developed bilateral cystoid macular thickening while taking 3 g of niacin per day, and we describe the optical coherence tomography (OCT) features of niacin (nicotinic acid) maculopathy. Comments: Cystoid spaces were seen in both the outer plexiform and inner nuclear layers of both eyes. The cystoid spaces were largest and central in the outer plexiform layer, whereas a broader distribution of smaller cysts was seen in the inner nuclear layer. With cessation of niacin, his vision improved and the OCT features normalized.
AB - Case report: We present the case of 54-year-old male who developed bilateral cystoid macular thickening while taking 3 g of niacin per day, and we describe the optical coherence tomography (OCT) features of niacin (nicotinic acid) maculopathy. Comments: Cystoid spaces were seen in both the outer plexiform and inner nuclear layers of both eyes. The cystoid spaces were largest and central in the outer plexiform layer, whereas a broader distribution of smaller cysts was seen in the inner nuclear layer. With cessation of niacin, his vision improved and the OCT features normalized.
KW - Cystoid macular edema
KW - Drug-induced ocular side effects
KW - Maculopathy
KW - Niacin (nicotinic acid)
KW - Optical coherence tomography
KW - Retinal edema
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U2 - 10.1139/I06-008
DO - 10.1139/I06-008
M3 - Article
C2 - 16767207
AN - SCOPUS:33646233216
SN - 0008-4182
VL - 41
SP - 197
EP - 200
JO - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -